PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1150 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Ed Bridger (ranked 105 p4p, 188 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

O Brien
vs
Bridger

172 cm
28
152
13 - 9 - 0

178 cm
28
158
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien moves out of range as Bridger throws a body kick.
O Brien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bridger moves away from the strike by O Brien.
A big left from Bridger misses.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Bridger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bridger takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bridger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bridger.
O Brien connects with a body shot that sends Bridger's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bridger is predictable there
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bridger misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by O Brien.
Bridger thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Brien cracks Bridger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bridger throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bridger darts in trying to clinch
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bridger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Brien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bridger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Bridger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Bridger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brien smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bridger wants to clinch.
Bridger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien checks the leg kick.
It looked like O Brien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien avoids the head kick by Bridger.
Bridger misses with a head kick.
Bridger slips under a jab from O Brien.
Decent striking displayed by O Brien there.
O Brien tries to clinch but Bridger is having none of it.
Bridger wants to clinch up but O Brien keeps it at a distance.
Bridger fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like O Brien was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bridger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Brien misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien doesn't manage to clinch there - Bridger circles away.
O Brien connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Bridger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bridger punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bridger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bridger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bridger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Bridger lands but O Brien takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Bridger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien throws a jab when Bridger was well out of range.
Bridger ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Bridger misses the body punch
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the body from Bridger misses
and Bridger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miles O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien wants to clinch but Bridger slips to the side
and Bridger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Bridger is out of range.
Bridger moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bridger! But no joy.
Bridger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bridger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger swings widly with a right hand
and Bridger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bridger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Brien has got the better of the exchanges.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Bridger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bridger cracks O Brien with a good jab.
O Brien staying out of range there.
A left lands for O Brien.
Bridger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bridger moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Bridger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Bridger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bridger tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bridger can do to turn this around?
O Brien tries to move into range but Bridger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bridger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bridger - just one landing.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
O Brien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridger throws a leg kick which misses O Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brien tries to avoid it.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bridger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bridger lands a body shot.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Bridger.
O Brien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Bridger counters with a straight right hand.
Bridger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Bridger.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
O Brien throws the left hand but Bridger avoids the punch easily.
Bridger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Bridger misses its intended target.
Bridger lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien connects with a body shot that sends Bridger's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for O Brien.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Bridger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bridger clinches up against the cage.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien is working for takedown but Bridger is calmly controlling the position for now.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
Bridger misses with a knee to the head.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
O Brien's corner calls for a 1-2. O Brien obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien avoids the head kick by Bridger.
Bridger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bridger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Bridger moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ed Bridger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Brien misses with a straight left.
Bridger throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Bridger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien scores with a punch to the head.
Bridger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bridger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.

Bridger darts in and clinches O Brien up against the cage.
O Brien avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Bridger blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Bridger saw that one coming.
O Brien fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands an overhand right.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Brien!
Bridger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bridger swats away the attempt to clinch by O Brien.
Bridger scores with a body shot.
O Brien slips under a jab from Bridger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien slips under a jab from Bridger.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
It looked like O Brien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Brien lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bridger circles away quickly and effectively.
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bridger tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Bridger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Bridger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bridger's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bridger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien lands with a cross.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Bridger thows a leg kick but O Brien checks it
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bridger.
Bridger throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Bridger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bridger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bridger misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Bridger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Brien misses with a few strikes there.
Bridger misses with a straight left.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

O Brien closes the distance and pushes Bridger back into the cage.

O Brien successfully pulls guard.
Bridger wants to pass the guard but O Brien is keeping the position.
O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bridger is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
A victorious Miles O Brien thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.